U.S. News & World Report
Monday, September 12, 2016 - 06:41
Following the death of the country's first and only post-Soviet leader, speculation abounds about the future of this resource-rich Central Asian state the size of California.
Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 06:45
Moldova's foreign ministry has summoned Russian diplomats to protest recent military exercises involving Russian troops in a separatist region of Moldova.
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 06:38
Human rights advocates want President Barack Obama to denounce Saudi Arabia’s jailing and lashing of a pro-democracy blogger and the possible beheading followed by crucifixion of a young protester when he visits the U.S.-allied monarchy next month.
Friday, March 18, 2016 - 06:16
More Arab fighters are joining Syria's U.S.-backed militia due to its success against the Islamic State group and other militants, senior Pentagon officials said Thursday as they urged lawmakers to provide nearly $50 million in additional support to the indigenous forces.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 06:39
From the war on the Islamic State group to the conflict in Afghanistan, arming and training foreign military forces is a centerpiece of the Obama administration's foreign policy. But these high profile cases are just the tip of the iceberg. Data compiled by the Security Assistance Monitor shows that the United States is proposing to provide arms and training to 137 countries in fiscal year 2017. Much of this aid is provided through new programs created by the Pentagon since 2001.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 06:46
The top American commander in Afghanistan faces skeptical lawmakers amid concerns that worsening security conditions demand a greater number of U.S. forces to ensure the gains made in the war-torn country since 2001 aren't lost.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 07:14
Human rights advocates and the United States called for an investigation following the Nigerian army's raid on a Shiite sect in which hundreds of people were reportedly killed.
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 06:40
Security forces have been deployed in unusually high numbers in downtown Tunis. Interior Ministry spokesman Walid Louguini told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the impressive deployment of forces in the Tunisian capital city was just part of "security vigilance measures."
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 06:38
Nigeria's leader has ordered the arrest of the former president's national security adviser for allegedly stealing billions of dollars meant to buy weapons to fight Boko Haram Islamic extremists rampaging across northeast Nigeria.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 18:30
The annual budget for Nigeria's main militant group Boko Haram could be as high as $10 million a year, a United Nations official said Tuesday, as security experts called for closer scrutiny of the financing of extremist groups.